Congenital heart diseases detected by prenatal fetal echocardiography and associated extracardiac anomalies

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between the extracardiac abnormalities with congenital heart diseases in the fetuses that were referred for fetal echocardiography because of various reasons.
METHODS: A total of 1158 pregnant woman whose fetal echocardiograms and detailed fetal anomaly scanning were performed between June 2017 and July 2018 were included in the study. The documents of the pregnant were reviewed retrospectively. The fetuses who were determined various organ anomalies and congenital heart defects were recorded.
RESULTS: While 664 pregnant were in low risk group, 494 pregnant were in high risk group in the study. Congenital heart defect were detected in a total of 38 pregnant (3.28%). The prevalence of all gastrointestinal system, urinary system and central nervous system anomalies are 5.35%, 3.79% and 6.73%, respectively. Interventricular septum, aorta, pulmonary and tricuspid valves’ associated congenital heart diseases were found to be mostly related with these organ anomalies.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Gastrointestinal system and central nervous system anomalies were found to be mostly associated with congenital heart diseases. Also, the interventricular septum, aortic, pulmonary and tricuspid valves’ anomalies were the most frequently detected congenital heart diseases in these situations.